Deck sash fixture



G. C. CHRISTY DECK SASH FIXTURE Dec., 8, 1936.`

Filed June 24, 1935 2 Sheets-Shea?l l Dec. 8, 1936. G. c. CHRISTY DECKsAsH FIXTURE` Filed June 24; 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Dec. 8, 1936UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Adlake Company, a

Application June 24,

6 Claims.

Heretofore deck sash pulls for railway cars have been composed of ametal bracket on the top rail of the sash presenting a ring to beengaged with a hook on the deck sash opener, as the conventional tool iscalled; but, the ring being small and parallel to a vertical planecrosswise to the sash, when the car is swaying, as it usually is whentraveling, the trainmen, reaching overhead cannot readily make the hookcatch the ring, and it frequently strikes the top rail or the panel,marring the finish and occasionally breaking glass panels. In closingthe sash trainmen make no attempt to engage the ring, or to present theflat side of the rubber knob on they opener against the sash as it isintended that he should, but he merely jabs the metal end f the openertowards the corner between the panel and the top rail and as a rule,does more damage than in opening the sash.

The principal object of this invention is to provide a deck sash xturethat can be readily and securely engaged with the deck sash opener, or asimilar tool, both in opening and closing the sash and, hence, make itpossible to prevent the an-i noyance and damage' described.

LBriey, the invention replaces the small vertically arranged ring with along horizontal bar, spaced from the top rail and having concave edges,or surfaces, at top and bottom to receive the deck-sash tool at anypoint in the length of the bar, and if the tool slips at all, guide itto a secure intermediate position.

In the drawings- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a fragment of apassenger car showing one deck sash in open position, and theconventional deck sash tool engaged with a xture embodying thisinvention preparatory to closing the sash;

Fig.v 2 is a transverse section showing the deck sash opener in positionto open the sash, and also showing in dotted lines the position of thetool and the sash as the latter reaches open position;

Fig. 3 is an elevation of the deck sash xture with one end portionbroken away;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view similar to Fig. 1, showing a modied form ofthe deck sash xture and the conventional deck sash tool engaged with itas the sash reaches closed position;

Fig. 5 is a transverse section showing the deck sash opener engaged withthe new deck sash xture preparatory to opening the sash;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the xture, and

Fig. 7 is a longitudinal vertical section through corporation ofIllinois 1935, Serial No. 28,048

a slightly modied form of the xture shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

Other forms will be readily devised and these specific drawings anddescription are used for the purpose of illustration only.

In Figs. l and 4 the lower deck of the car is shown at IIJ connected bythe side deck with the upper deck I2, and the side deck is equipped witha deck sash I3 pivotally mounted at I4 to swing between open and closedposition.

The deck sash fixture is secured to the top rail I5 and comprises agenerally flat base portion |6 having openings I'I at its ends toreceive screws I8. Adjacent to each end of the base plate I6 is anupright flat web I9, the ends of which are connected to the respectiveends of an elongated fiat bar 20, the upper and lower edges 2| and 22 ofwhich are concave practically throughout their entire length.

The bar can be two inches or more in length and have its edge ve-eighthsof an inch or more from the base plate without interfering with theappearance of the car, and when it is considered that the ring of theprior deck sash pulls rarely ex ceeded Ve-eighths of an inch insidediameter, it will become clear that placing the hook 23 of the deck sashopener 24 above and Somewhere between the ends of the bar 20, and thenpulling it down, is by far easier and more readily accomplished thaninserting a hook in the ring of the prior deck sash pulls. If the hook,in being pulled down, strikes any part of the upper edge 2| it will, ifit slides at all, move quickly to a secure intermediate position andhold to the xture while the sash is pulled to the position shown indotted lines in Fig. 2, `during which the point of the hook moves aroundto the lower edge 22 of the bar 20, as shown in the dotted lines.

In Vclosing the sash it is also easy to place the rubberknob 25 on thedeck sash tool somewhere below the edge 22 and between the ends of thebar 20 and push upwardly, with the result that the metal portion of thetool nds a secure seat against the intermediate portion of the concaveedge 22, and enables the trainman to close the sash without injury toany part of the finish.

The modied form shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 6 is similar to that shown onsheet I, but differs from it in several respects.

First, the top and bottom edges 26 and 21, are shallower and of longerradius than the edges 2| and 22. The width of the bar 28 at the middleis greater than in the form shown in Fig. I, and the hook 23 cannotencompass it as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. In order to accommodatethe point of the hook the bar 28 is thickened and provided on its innerside with a recess 29 to receive the point of the hook.

Second, the bottom of the fixture is closed by a curved web 3D forming aseat for the deck sash pull, or other tool, in the operation of closingthe sash, as illustrated particularly in Fig. 4. The web 30 is curvedlengthwise very much like the lower edge 21 of the bar, and is alsocurved crosswise, as best shown in Fig. 5. This shape makes it easy toseat the tool and make a secure engagement between it and the xture.

Some will prefer this modified form because it is easier to polish thelower surface of the web 3! than the surfaces of the base plate I6 andthe webs I9, which it conceals from view when mounted on the deck sash.

The form shown in Fig. 'l is like that shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 6,except that the end portions of the web 3i) join the webs I9 in such aWay as to form shoulders 3| to engage the deck sash tool when carelesslypushed against the web 30 at too great an angle.

Instead of considering the embodiments of the invention here shown asreplacing the small vertically arranged ring of prior deck sash pullswith a long horizontal bar spaced from the top of the rail, they may bethought of as presenting sockets of considerable area to receive andcooperate with the deck sash tool. In this way the space between thebase plate and the bar, on sheet I, serves as two sockets, one to beentered from above and the other from below. In the other forms, thespace below the web 30 becomes one socket, and the space above itanother.

But however the invention is contemplated it does afford a fixture ofsuflicient area that the trainman can, in spite of the swaying of thecar, make his tool readily catch it, and safely engage with it for boththe operations of opening and closing the deck sash.

I claim as my invention:-

1. In a deck sash xture, a fiat base adapted to be fastened to the sash,spaced webs extending outwardly from the base, and a bar connecting theouter ends of said webs having an elongated concave upper edge adaptedto receive the hooked end of an operating tool and guide said hooked endtoward the center of the bar when the tool is pulled to open the sashand having an elongated concave lower edge for receiving thrust from atool to close the sash and guide the engaged part of said tool towardthe center of the bar.

2. In a deck sash xture, a flat base adapted to be fastened to the sash,spaced Webs extending outwardly from the base, a bar having a concaveupper edge adapted to receive the hooked end of an operating tool andguide said hooked end toward the center of the bar when the tool ispulled to open the sash and having a concave lower edge connected by aweb to the base, said latter web being dished to provide a socketadapted to receive thrust from an operating tool for closing the sashand guide said tool toward the center of said socket.

3. In a deck sash fixture, a flat base adapted to be fastened to thesash, spaced webs extending outwardly from the base, a bar having aconcave upper edge adapted to receive the hooked end of an operatingtool and guide said hooked end toward the center of the bar when thetool is pulled to open the sash and having a concave lower edgeconnected by a web to the base, said latter web being dished lengthwiseand crosswise to provide a socket adapted to receive thrust from anoperating tool for closing the sash and guide said tool toward thecenter of said socket.

4. In a deck sash fixture, a bar having a concave upper edge adapted toreceive the hooked end of an operating tool and guide said hooked endtoward the center of the bar when the tool is pulled to open the sashand having a concave lower edge, and means for mounting said bar on asash rail and spaced therefrom, said means including a web extendingtoward the sash from said concave lower edge of the bar, and said webbeing dished to provide a downwardly facing socket adapted to receivethrust from an operating tool for closing the sash and guide said tooltoward the center of said socket.

5. In a deck sash fixture, a flat base adapted to be fastened to thesash and a bar carried lengthwise of the base and spaced outwardlytherefrom having a concave upper edge provided with a flange directedtoward the base and adapted to receive the hooked end of an operatingtool and guide said hooked end toward the center of the bar when thetool is pulled to open the sash and having a concave lower edge forreceiving thrust from a tool to close the sash and guide the engagedpart of said tool toward the center of the bar.

6. In a deck sash fixture, a flat base adapted to be fastened to thesash and a bar carried lengthwise of the base and spaced outwardlytherefrom having its upper edge inclined downwardly from its endportions to a central portion for forming an elongated recess forreceiving the hooked end of an operating tool and guiding said hookedend toward the central portion of the bar when the tool is pulled toopen the sash and having a lower edge inclined upwardly and inwardly forreceiving thrust from a tool to close the sash and guide the engagedpart` of said tool toward the central portion of the bar.

GEORGE C. CHRISTY.

